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David DeLoach has cleaned up at Walt Disney World. Literally. His first job at Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., was as a custodian. Now general manager of entertainment operations for the park, he shares what it means to truly love your work.
SPECIAL EVENTS MAGAZINE: How did you come to Disney?
DAVID DELOACH: Born and raised on a family farm in southeast Georgia, I learned from my parents that if you want something in life, you have to work hard for it. I never received an allowance; I earned money by cutting acres of grass every weekend. To take a break from this labor-intensive way of life, my family would visit Walt Disney World Resort almost every year. Ever since I can remember, I was a huge fan. While in high school, I got a summer job at Magic Kingdom Park as a custodian. I had the time of my life. The day after I gave my salutatorian speech, themed around a man named Walt Disney, I was in my car headed back to Florida for good!
SPECIAL EVENTS: How did you land in events?
DELOACH: After a few years in Custodial, I moved to Attractions. I worked at places like the Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, etc. After five years, I moved to the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park — now called Disney's Hollywood Studios. I was there for about nine months when my former leader called to say she had a position in a startup department at Magic Kingdom Park that would work with our Resort Sales & Services teams to create private themed events after-hours for groups and conventions. That was in 1994, and ever since, I've been hooked on event management!
In September 2000, I became the operating man-ager for the team. By that time we had grown to over a dozen salaried leaders representing Operations & Logistics, Catering, Culinary and Entertainment. Later, I became the leader for the team, responsible for bringing these elements together to execute not only private events but also events for our resort and day guests, internal cast [employee] events and media events in Magic Kingdom Park. Our team worked hard as a group to become the "go-to, can-do" department that was seen as a "partner of choice" for the other areas of the company.
SPECIAL EVENTS: When did you move to your current post?
DELOACH: In 2006, an opportunity arose at Magic Kingdom Park for the Character Team. I took the role of resource manager, assisting with the administration side of the business. I was promoted to general manager, the on-site executive responsible for the day-to-day operation.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Do your former jobs help you with your current one?
DELOACH: I deeply believe to be successful in leading a team, having experience at all the different levels that report up to you is absolutely essential. From keeping the place clean, providing assistance to our guests and creating a unifying vision for our special events team to providing resources and support to my current team, all of the fantastic mentorship and leadership development I have received over the years has enabled me to make a positive difference for my team and our guests.
SPECIAL EVENTS: What techniques do you and your colleagues use to open new horizons?
DELOACH: Spending time immersed in the product and seeing it through the eyes of our guests is the best way we've found to understand where our focus and energy need to be to improve the experience. At the same time, building relationships with our cast members and listening to their ideas make the continuous improvement process really effective. They live it every day and generally have the solution to a challenge. As leaders, it's our responsibility to create an environment that enables them to share and fosters creativity.
SPECIAL EVENTS: As incoming ISES International president, you will be at Eventworld soon.
DELOACH: ISES Eventworld [Aug. 21-23 in St. Petersburg, Fla.] is a wise investment for anyone who grows from interacting with people who care about our industry. It's simply a fantastic opportunity to network, learn, be inspired — and have fun while you're at it!
Reach David DeLoach at [email protected]; visit ISES at www.ises.com.


Kerwin Roach II scored a career-high 32 points to guide Texas past North Carolina.
Thanks to a stellar performance from senior guard Kerwin Roach II, Texas pulled off a 92-89 upset of No. 7 North Carolina in the Las Vegas Invitational on Thursday.
Roach came out hot in the first half, scoring 18 points of his career-high 32 while shooting 6-for-8 from the field to help the Longhorns build a 43-42 lead at the break. He also chipped in five assists to help his squad overcome an early 17-4 hole.
While Roach propelled Texas, Coby White kept the Tar Heels in the contest through the first 20 minutes with 20 points of his own.
Texas looked to pull away in the second half, but North Carolina would not let it happen.
The Longhorns held the lead the entire second half and pushed their advantage to as much as 10 points at multiple points in the period. But, with the help of White and highly-touted freshman Nassir Little, the Tar Heels stayed within striking distance.
Little finished the game with 11 points—all coming during the game's final 11-plus minutes. White added 13 points after halftime, including three more three-pointers to give him seven for the game.
But in the end, North Carolina had no answer for Roach, who finished shooting 12-for-15 with seven assists, six rebounds and four steals. Jaxson Hayes provided 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting and nine rebounds off the bench.
With the win, Texas moved to 5-0 on the season while North Carolina fell to 5-1. The Longhorns will play No. 11 Michigan State on Friday after the Spartans beat No. 17 UCLA, who the Tar Heels will face.


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Q: How to use autocomplete using QScintilla and C++? I want to create an source code editor, and I need to create an autocomplete. I've looking for an example code, but I not found nothing. :( Thanks in advance.

A: The API of QScintilla is recently described on the following website:
https://qscintilla.com/
It is very beginner-friendly. I'm sure it can help you!
Here is an autocomplete example, taken from the website:
# ---------------------------------------------- #
#          PYQT QSCINTILLA AUTOCOMPLETE          #
#                  EXAMPLE                       #
# ---------------------------------------------- #

"""
Initialization
"""
# Import the PyQt5 module with some of the GUI widgets
import PyQt5.QtWidgets
# Import the QScintilla module
import PyQt5.Qsci
# Import Python's sys module needed to get the
# application arguments
import sys

# Create the main PyQt application object
application = PyQt5.QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)

# Create a QScintila editor instance
editor = PyQt5.Qsci.QsciScintilla()
# Set the initial text
editor.setText("Inicialization example.")
# Append some text
editor.append("\nAdded text.")

"""
Customization - GENERAL
"""
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editor.setLexer(None)
# Set the encoding to UTF-8
editor.setUtf8(True)
# Set the End-Of-Line character to Unix style ('\n')
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# Make End-Of-Line characters visible
editor.setEolVisibility(True)
# Set the zoom factor, the factor is in points.
editor.zoomTo(4)

"""
Customization - LINE WRAPPING
"""
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editor.setWrapMode(PyQt5.Qsci.QsciScintilla.WrapWord)
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"""
Customization - EDGE MARKER
"""
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editor.setEdgeColumn(50)
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"""
Customization - INDENTATION
"""
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Type 97 — чехословацкий автомобиль среднего класса, производства фирмы Tatra. Выпускался недолгое время перед войной, с 1936 по 1939 год.

История
Татра T97 была разработана в 1936 году как уменьшенный вариант Tatra T87. Вместо V8, на автомобиле стоял 4-цилиндровый 1,8-литровый оппозитный двигатель. При мощности двигателя 40 л.с. автомобиль развивал максимальную скорость 130 км/ч. Дизайн был также упрощен, вместо трёх фар стояли две, одинарное лобовое стекло, небольшие окошки вокруг плавника-стабилизатора на капоте вместо вытяжных решёток, кузов в целом уменьшился. Производство прекратилось после аннексии Чехословакии нацистами во избежание конкуренции с Volkswagen Käfer. На тот момент было выпущено 508 машин.

В 1946 году (за два года до прихода к власти Компартии) Tatra была национализирована, так как бывший владелец компании — барон фон Рихтгофен — а также многие менеджеры и конструкторы были осуждены за сотрудничество с фашистами. Производство довоенных моделей было возобновлено, но на смену 97-й Tatra очень быстро пришёл более крупный, современный и технологичный Tatra 600, заменивший также и ещё более крупную 87-ю модель.

Сходство с KdF-Wagen / Volkswagen Käfer
Обтекаемый кузов и технические характеристики, особенно оппозитный двигатель с воздушным охлаждением, расположенный сзади, делают T97 очень похожей на Volkswagen Käfer. Считается, что Порше использовал дизайн Tatra, так как должен был построить автомобиль быстро и дёшево. Согласно книгам «Tatra — наследие Ганса Ледвинки» и «Автомобильные войны», Адольф Гитлер сказал: Tatra — машина для моих дорог». Фердинанд Порше позже признался, что при проектировании Volkswagen Käfer «подсмотрел через плечо Ледвинки».
«Tatra» подала на Порше в суд. Но в дело вмешался Гитлер, сказав, что урегулирует этот вопрос. Когда Чехословакия была захвачена нацистами, производство T97 было немедленно остановлено, и иск остался неудовлетворённым. После войны Tatra возобновила иск против компании Volkswagen. В 1967 году вопрос был решён, когда Volkswagen заплатил компании Tatra три миллиона немецких марок в качестве компенсации.

Примечания

Литература
 Margolius, Ivan and Henry, John G: Tatra — The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka, SAF Publishing, Harrow 1990, ISBN 0-946719-06-3

Автомобили Tatra
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The car will be offered under the Lagonda marque and has futuristic,space-age lines. It sports comfortable, rotating seats that much resemble stylish armchairs.
Palmer didn't reveal much more but did say the Vision Concept will offer about 650 kilometers per charge.
The exceptional concept car was revealed Tuesday, March 6th at the International Motor Show in Geneva. The British auto manufacturer expects full production of the car by 2021.
The original Aston Martin Lagonda series was a luxury four-door sedan built between 1974 – 1990. with a total production of 645. The name was derived from the Lagonda marque purchased by Aston Martin in 1947.In 2014, Aston Martin launched a Lagonda model named Taraf for the Middle-East market and was only offered for sale by invitation.
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers and is highly regarded as a British cultural icon.
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Misha Mullov-Abbado
Winner of the 2014 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, Misha Mullov-Abbado is an in-demand bass player, composer and arranger based in London.
He is a 2017 BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, a 2014 City of Music Foundation Artist and has released two albums on Edition Records as a band-leader and composer; 'Cross-Platform Interchange' (2017) and 'New Ansonia' (2015), both of which have been extremely well-received in newspapers and magazines across Europe and the latter of which has been included in "Best Jazz Albums of 2015" by The Telegraph and BBC Radio 3. As an experienced band-leader but also a versatile sideman Misha has performed at many of London's top venues such as Ronnie Scott's, the Vortex, 606 Club, Pizza Express and Royal Albert Hall, as well as venues in the rest of the UK and around the world. Having won the 2014 Dankworth Prize for jazz composition Misha is an experienced composer and writes for various jazz groups as well as classical soloists and ensembles, and is influenced by a variety of jazz, classical and pop music.
After graduating from Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, where he studied music and composition with Robin Holloway and Jeremy Thurlow, Misha received a scholarship to study double bass at the Royal Academy of Music on the prestigious Masters jazz course with Jasper Høiby, Tom Herbert, Michael Janisch and Jeremy Brown. During his final year at the Academy Misha started his group and has since been performing regularly with it, with winning the Kenny Wheeler Prize in his final term leading him to record his debut album. As well as writing for his band Misha has been commissioned by a variety of musicians and ensembles such as Viktoria Mullova, Thomas Larcher, the LSSO, the Pelleas Ensemble, the Hermes Experiment, and the North Sea Ensemble.
Since leaving the Academy Misha has been performing with a variety of musicians such as Stan Sulzmann, Paul Clarvis and Enzo Zirilli – the latter he plays with regularly in his quartet Zirobop. He co-directs the Patchwork Jazz Orchestra, an exciting new big band in London that plays original compositions written by members of the band, that has recently won the 2015 Peter Whittingham Award. Misha also plays as a sideman in various projects such as Orquestra Mahatma, the Nessi Gomes group, the Tom Green Septet, Ralph Wyld's Mosaic, the Tom Millar Quartet and the Liam Dunachie Quartet.
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Silverfleet Capital to buy Masai
Silverfleet Capital has agreed to acquire Danish women's wear clothing brand Masai Clothing Company ApS. No financial terms were disclosed. BlueBay and Lloyds Bank will provide the debt funding for the transaction.
Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm, has today announced its agreement to acquire Masai Clothing Company ApS, a Danish womenswear clothing brand. This is the first investment that Silverfleet has made from its new €850 million fund, Silverfleet Capital II, which closed last month.
Masai is headquartered in Copenhagen and wholesales and retails its own-designed clothing in over 25 countries around the world. Its core markets are the Nordic Region (where it has 18 retail outlets in Denmark, Sweden and Norway), UK and Germany and its clothing can be purchased at 1,340 points of sale as far away as Australia, USA and Canada. Masai has a unique brand positioning combining design, quality and comfort. The company's dedicated team of in-house designers produces four garment collections per year for a loyal customer base of fashion-conscious women. Retail sales for the brand worldwide are approximately €105 million.
Silverfleet Capital will acquire a majority interest in Masai from the founders, Hans and Nina Rye, the brother and sister team who founded the business 23 years ago. The existing management, led by CEO Sune Bjerregaard, will continue to lead the business and will acquire a minority interest in Masai. Debt financing for the transaction is to be provided by BlueBay and Lloyds Bank. Completion is subject to obtaining clearance from the competition authorities and is anticipated shortly. The consideration for the transaction has not been disclosed.
Silverfleet's investment will allow the business to deepen Masai's penetration into existing markets and to expand into new geographies where there is considerable potential for growth.
Sune Bjerregaard, CEO of Masai, commented on the investment by Silverfleet: "We are delighted to partner with Silverfleet. We felt they were the right partner for us to help us grow even further, particularly as they have extensive experience of investing in retail and consumer related businesses and a significant track record of helping companies to expand internationally".
Gareth Whiley, Partner at Silverfleet Capital with responsibility for the retail sector and the Nordic region, led the transaction and will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director along with Mark Piasecki, Principal at Silverfleet. Gareth Whiley commented: "We are very excited about this new investment. Masai has a strong and differentiated brand and we look forward to working with the management team to build on what has already been achieved and to accelerate growth further."
The Silverfleet Capital team that worked on the transaction also included Rob Knight and Sumit Dheir who are based in Silverfleet Capital's London office. Silverfleet Capital was advised by Handelsbanken (corporate finance), Accura and Latham & Watkins (legal), Deloitte (financial and tax due diligence and tax structuring), OC&C (commercial due diligence), Intuitus (IT due diligence) and Willis (insurance due diligence).
Silverfleet has been an active investor in the Nordic region and Masai is its third Danish transaction in the last two and a half years. It has also invested in Phase One, the leading medium format digital camera systems and image processing software manufacturer; and Cimbria, one of the leading global manufacturers of seed and grain processing equipment.
About Silverfleet Capital
Silverfleet Capital has been an active European mid-market private equity investor for 30 years and currently manages around €1.6 billion. A network of offices in London, Munich and Paris enables Silverfleet Capital to execute complex, multi-jurisdictional investments and then achieve value creation through its "buy-to-build" investment strategy. This investment strategy means working with companies to create value by accelerating their growth through investment in new products, production capacity or people, or rolling out successful retail formats or through making follow-on acquisitions. Since 1990 Silverfleet Capital has invested €3 billion in 115 businesses.
Silverfleet focuses on four sectors: business & financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and retail, leisure & consumer products. Over the last ten years 33% of invested capital has been invested in businesses headquartered in Germany, 27% in the UK, 22% in the Nordic region and 18% elsewhere mainly in France and the Benelux. Silverfleet's existing portfolio includes well-known brands such as OFFICE, the young fashion footwear retailer and La Fée Maraboutée, a wholesaler & retailer of women's fashion. Kalle, the producer of artificial sausages casings, Cimbria, a seed & grain processing equipment manufacturer and Ipes, the fund administrator and service provider focused on private equity are examples of other current portfolio companies.
Silverfleet Capital has a consistently strong investment track record. Most recently Silverfleet successfully exited Aesica, the leading pharmaceutical CDMO business (3.3x cost). Other notable exits include Sterigenics International Inc., the world's leading medical device sterilization company*; Histoire d'Or, the European jewellery retailer (3.2x cost); TMF, the global independent administrators (6.1x cost) and Phadia, the world's leading allergy diagnostics company (4.8x cost).
*Money multiple not disclosed for legal reasons
About Masai
Masai Clothing Company was founded in 1992 by brother and sister Hans Rye and Nina Rye. Today, the clothing is retailed by more than 1,340 independent fashion shops and department stores in 25 countries and by 18 concept stores, 12 in Denmark, 5 in Sweden and 1 in Norway.
Masai designs and markets clothing for the adult and fashion-conscious woman, who prefers a relaxed and individual style.
The interesting and varied silhouettes together with the many high-quality fabrics give the unique expression, which characterise Masai. For further information:
www.masai.eu


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THE INVISIBLE COSTS OF WAR
ARC GALLERY USER
JUROR: Adrienne Kochman, PhD, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago
EXHIBITION DATES: JULY 21 – AUGUST 13, 2022
"When you're standing under winter skies,
and the heavens turn and sail away,
you know you've got to live somewhere you aren't afraid to die."
Serhiy Zhadan, Ukrainian Poet
Without any provocation, Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, 2022. The attack is considered an act of aggression internationally. It has triggered Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II with more than 5 million Ukrainians leaving the country. As UN Women states, "wars affect women and children differently and disproportionately." Women and children in Ukraine are being targeted by Russian forces as reports from Bucha and Irpin indicate, and women and children refugees who have left Ukraine are being targeted by human traffickers.
In support of the Ukrainian people, and to protest the Russian invasion, ARC Gallery invited artists to respond to the war in Ukraine using their creativity. We envision this as an inclusive exhibition that protests this, and other, acts of aggression through thought-provoking and thoughtful artwork that specifically addresses the current war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis created by this war, as well as previous and current wars that create a refugee crisis for women and children.
Curator, Adrienne Kochman, will lead an informal Gallery Walk and discussion on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 1 PM. She will discuss the complexities of the jurying process and the curatorial issues coming into play. These include the procedure for reviewing the 89 artists submitting over 325 artworks; practical considerations specific to exhibiting in a small gallery space, virtual vs. physical on-sight artwork presentation, while maintaining balance with the nuances inherent in visualizing unspeakable trauma.
*All donations to the Bar at the Opening and Gallery Walk will be donated to an organization recommended by the UIMA and go towards helping the Ukrainian people where it is needed the most.
"Ukraine hath not yet perished, nor her glory, nor her freedom,
Upon us, fellow Ukrainians, fate shall smile once more.
Our enemies shall vanish, like the dew in the sun,
And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own."
Beginning Stanza of Ukrainian National Anthem
In-Gallery Artists: Tim Atseff, Iryna Chaboryk, Linda Cohn, Elean Diadenko, SP Scotti Estes, David Feingold, Michael Fischerkeller, Donna Fleetwood, Judith Roston Freilich, Nancy Fritz, Deborah Hirshfield, Pearl Hirshfield, Judith Joseph, Louie Laskowski, Alexander Martemianov, William Marx, Ken Reker, Maggie Rose, Irina Visnevscaia
Virtual Artists: Petro Antyp, Gayane Arushanian, Vasya Dmytryk, Oksana Fedko, Svetlana Gavrilenko, Marianna Goncharenko, Anastasiia Grygorieva, Tetiana Kopytova, Olga Kuts, Mariia Lashkevych, Victoria Likholyot, Olga Lisowska, Ivan Lisyuk, Daria Lutsyshyna, Rostyslav Luzhetskyy, Natan Markman, Alexander Martemianov, Sveltlana Mikhalevich, Liudmyla Molodan, Nancy Natow-Cassidy, Serhiy Savchenko, Antonina Semenova, Alina Shevchenko, Nikolay Sokolov, Oksana Svizhak, Andriy Sydorenko, Maryna Talutto, Maryna Vashchenko, Ilya Yarovoy, Mihail Zablodski, Yulia Zakharova
Video Artists: Tereza Barabash, Mykhalo Barahash, Oksana Chepelyk, Irina Visnevscaia, Nikita Vlasov
Juror: Adrienne Kochman, Curator of contemporary art at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago. Dr. Kochman has a PhD in Art History from the University of Chicago. Dr. Kochman, PhD has been working as an art historian, curator and educator in Chicago and its art community since the 1980s. Formerly Associate Professor of Art History and Adjunct Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Indiana University Northwest, she currently teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and since 2017, is curator at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Recent curatorial projects include The Ukrainian Diaspora: Women Artists, 1908-2015 (2015) and Reality Check: Directions in Contemporary Art Since Ukrainian Independence (2016); Increment: Barbara Cooper, Shona MacDonald, Yoonshin Park (2018); Raw Reckoning: Michael Paxton (2019). Her exhibit on Paris-based Ukrainian refugee artist Michel Andreenko opens in June.
Opening Reception, Friday, JULY 22, 5-8pm
Gallery hours: Thurs & Fri – 2-6 pm, Sat & Sun – 12-4 pm
ARC GALLERY Summer Evening Gala Celebrate45 Years at ARC Gallery! Moving Fund Raiser at New Space in Progress Saturday, July 21, 2018 7-10 pm 1463 W. Chicago Avenue
ARC GALLERY Saturday, July 21, 2018, 7-10pm
1463 W. Chicago Avenue
Drinks, Hors D'oeuvres & Sweets, Art Raffle
Silent Art Auction, Music and More
TICKET INCLUDES 2 FREE DRINKS! $35.00 a ticket
Click here to buy tickets: Summer Evening Gala
Zoran Shekerov: Artist Lecture
Sat. Jan 27, 3-4pm
To conclude the exhibition "Titoism: Amid Nostalgia and Desire" by Zoran Shekerov, you are warmly invited on January 27th from 3-4 PM at ARC Gallery for a lecture given by the artist. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Departing from the work presented at the gallery, during the afternoon, Shekerov through his lecture will aim to open up the space proposed in the title of his exhibition. Bringing us closer to his process of working, his relation to the people he photographs and decisions made when photographing, the artist will concentrate on unveiling the feeling that we encounter which is located amid nostalgia and desire. Where this notion can be located within the narratives that we witness in the photographs and how important is the presence of their lived environment for one to experience the movement between nostalgia and desire.
Zoran Shekerov ( Skopje, 1992) practice focuses on long-term documentary research that explores the human situation in certain socio-political contexts, as well as issues of identity, in particular, re-examining terms such as patriotism and nostalgia by considering the connection between lived history and sentimentality. Mainly articulating his works through a documentary approach, experimenting with the opportunity of converting them to site-specific installations, Shekerov's interest also lies in the research of the value of the photographic medium.
Unfolding ten narratives that occur at different geographical locations throughout Macedonia, "Titoism: Amid Nostalgia and Desire", attests for a generation of people whose inclination towards Yugoslavia, can still be felt after twenty-six years of independence.
Capturing their habitual surroundings where enveloped by objects with which decorating their homes the people articulate the lingering feelings they still have towards Yugoslavia, Shekerov gradually opens up dialogue and invites us to think along with him, wondering if a keepsake can be more than just a reminder of a past. More precisely, if such objects can hold both sentimental longings and prospects.
Born in 1992, for Shekerov, Yugoslavia and the image of Josip Broz Tito is something he got acquainted with through his grandfather's stories and photographs found in an old family album. Family albums allow one to become familiar with one's past, and sometimes that of our own. In the exhibition, Shekerov uses his old family album conceived throughout the years by his grandfather, in a subtle manner as a way to connect with the people he photographs. The accumulated knowledge in Shekerov's case is the support for an immediate connection between them.
Attesting for a lived past time, the photographs carry in them traces of nostalgia, while simultaneously reminding us that this gestures of giving space to objects and collecting portraits and symbols of Yugoslavia are also a way to hold onto and continue the values that they associate with their past. Capturing the particular way in which the objects are kept in their environment and how they are taken care for, Shekerov foregrounds that their meaning is more than just a sentimental value. Holding onto a map of a country that does not exist anymore, or declaring as Yugoslavian, is perhaps a way for them to say that a belief in shared values is still possible and conceivable necessary. Thus, in those moments, the documentary photographs, intimately showing people's belongings gains a socio-political significance.
The willingness of the people we encounter in the photographs to open the doors of their homes is a sign that they do not want their story to end with them, but to continue through the visitors, evoking curiosity for a specific time. Not as a history but as a way of living.
This can also be read through the gesture of presenting a forget me not token. A small present, given to Shekerov during their conversation. A sign of a recognition between two people who regardless the age difference have interest towards the same subject…
Anastasija Pandilovska
CALL FOR ENTRIES: "Not Just Drawing: A Line With Intent"
In March 2018, ARC will present "Not Just Drawing: A Line With Intent"
Prospectus and application form
We are looking for a creative consideration of the use of a line.
What is intent? What is the underlying driving purpose or "thought-framework" for making a mark or image on a surface or in a space? Can "intent" include the intention of having no intent? How much does habit, convention or chance dictate our action and how much comes from an original and personal sense of expressed understanding? How much comes from the unconscious or irrational fabric of our experience? Are there other ways to make a line than with a #2 pencil?
This exhibition will be juried by F.David Reif, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Univ. Wyoming. BFA, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, The Art Institute of Chicago, MFA, Sculpture, Yale University. All media considered.
The juror will choose 3 honorary awards including "Best of Show" that will be posted in the exhibit and listed on the ARC website.
Check out the prospectus and application form here.
ARC Gallery Fundraiser @ Jazz Showcase featuring Marlene Rosenberg & Friends
"ARC Gallery Fundraiser at Jazz Showcase featuring Marlene Rosenberg & Friends" Wed. Nov. 1, 7-9pm
This ONE NIGHT ONLY Jazz Showcase event features renowned bassist, Marlene Rosenberg & Friends.
Hear some great music and support a great cause!
Your ticket price to this event includes beer, wine, soft drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Space Limited! Buy your ticket today! http://arcjazzshowcasefundraiser.bpt.me
THANK YOU to Wayne & Joel Segal and the Jazz Showcase for their generous support of this event!
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CALL FOR ENTRIES – "Seeing RED" an open-walls show at ARC Gallery
February 2016, ARC will present an exhibition entitled, "Seeing RED"
INFORMATIONAL PROSPECTUS AND CALL FOR ENTRIES
**** submit online ***
Deadline for Submissions: Jan. 25, 2017 @ 11:59pm CST
"Seeing RED" will be an Open Walls Exhibition, giving artists the opportunity to exhibit their work at ARC without a juror.
ARC is asking artists to reflect on what "Seeing RED" might look like, what it might reference metaphorically, emotionally, politically, or literally. We're seeking work that challenges the status quo or obvious, while asking the artists to have fun playing with this very broad title.
All mediums and materials are eligible if they conform to the size limitations. The art-work must be no more than 18 inches wide, (including a possible frame). Media-based installations will be accepted as long as the artist provides the viewing equipment, and the horizontal size of this equipment is no more than 18 inches.
click here to submit now online.
CALL FOR ENTRIES – "We the People…" an open-walls show at ARC Gallery
In mid-July 2016, ARC will present an exhibition entitled, "We the People…."
***Download the prospectus or submit online ***
Deadline for Submissions: July 2, 2016 @ 11:59pm CST
As part of the important conversations swirling around this election year, ARC invites artists to join an exciting new open walls show in August 2016 entitled "We The People…"
With this exhibition we are looking for work that critically explores and dissects the current election season and the wider impact government has on our lives. We, in this country (U.S.), are all affected by those whom we elect, regardless of racial, sexual, gender, class, citizenship status. To grapple with issues and ultimately to vote is a responsibility and an honor; and it calls for discussion in which both visual and non-visual artists, can have much to offer.
"We The People…" is an open walls show. In a democracy, everyone's voice matters. So in this show, if you apply, you are automatically included in this exhibition. There are just a few rules – to find out more, click here to download the prospectus, or click here to submit now, online.
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Q: Joda DateTime illegal values I am using Joda-Time to handle dates within an application and found myself perplexed.
I need to produce a date using two strings (one for the date, one for the hour of the day).
I have secured the time of day through the use of a RegEx but there are still some dates that go through my RegEx (something like 30th of february for example).
I thought about using the following DateTime construction within a try block (once the substrings are parsed)
DateTime(
    int year,
    int monthOfYear,
    int dayOfMonth,
    int hourOfDay,
    int minuteOfHour
)

and then throw my function's Exception in the catch block, but according to the api doc, this constructor doesn't throw the IllegalArgumentException exception I expected to catch, like some others do.
Anyone has any pointer to tell if the MoY/DoM couple form a valid one so as to be able to throw an exception ?

A: Although it's not documented, it will throw org.joda.time.IllegalFieldValueException (a subclass of IllegalArgumentException) if the value is invalid. Sample code:
import org.joda.time.*;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        DateTime dt = new DateTime(2012, 2, 30, 0, 0);
        System.out.println(dt);
    }
}

Result:
Exception in thread "main" org.joda.time.IllegalFieldValueException: Value 30 for dayOfMonth must be in the range [1,29]
    at org.joda.time.field.FieldUtils.verifyValueBounds(FieldUtils.java:235)
    at org.joda.time.chrono.BasicChronology.getDateMidnightMillis(BasicChronology.java:605)
    at org.joda.time.chrono.BasicChronology.getDateTimeMillis(BasicChronology.java:177)
    at org.joda.time.chrono.AssembledChronology.getDateTimeMillis(AssembledChronology.java:133)
    at org.joda.time.chrono.ZonedChronology.getDateTimeMillis(ZonedChronology.java:119)
    at org.joda.time.chrono.AssembledChronology.getDateTimeMillis(AssembledChronology.java:133)
    at org.joda.time.base.BaseDateTime.<init>(BaseDateTime.java:254)
    at org.joda.time.base.BaseDateTime.<init>(BaseDateTime.java:195)
    at org.joda.time.DateTime.<init>(DateTime.java:307)
    at Test.main(Test.java:6)

Obviously it would be nice if this were documented...


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CAPAZ | Academic Schools
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Academic schools (summer and winter) are fundamental to foster academic reflection in the framework of activities implemented by CAPAZ to promote cooperation between Colombia and Germany. These schools offer a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange on subjects such as conflict and peace building in Colombia and other countries of the world, considering the contribution of its diverse participants and invited teachers. Testimonials of participant students show that academic learning, linked to other cultural activities, constitutes a favorable environment to promote cooperation among academics of different nationalities. This section compiles testimonials from some of the students who have participated in our academic schools. We expect them to consolidate a platform of academic and scientific cooperation on peace and conflict studies between Colombia and Germany.
Do not miss the testimonials of our students!
Private-sector partnerships and peacebuilding: A non-binding process?
My research is related to the phenomena of private-sector partnerships that promote development and peacebuilding in the region of Valle del Cauca in Colombia. I consider cross-sectoral partnerships as mechanisms to enhance the co-responsibility of organizations and firms. Specifically, I am interested in understanding criteria and rationalities involved in decision making processes, interactions between stakeholders and their commitment to generate regional transformations that face the challenges raised by transitional justice and peacebuilding....
A strange world: A Summer School in law in Germany
I will always be grateful for the opportunity that the Institute CAPAZ gave me to take part in the Summer Law School in International and Comparative Law at the Justus-Liebig Universitat Giessen. Everything was new and rewarding in this experience. I thank the opportunity to share with people from different disciplines, nationalities and cultures and staying during a month in a foreign country. I thank the opportunity to travel around distinct cities and, obviously, the courses that I received in this period....
Coming back with a suitcase full of ideas!
One of the reasons for attending an international summer school is the possibility to discover different legal schools and traditions based on the experiences of classmates and professors. The learned perspectives on the political and peace processes, armed conflict, peace building and the implementation and guarantee of human rights all over the world were all very diverse....
Summer school in Germany: An opportunity to support peacebuilding in Colombia
In July and August 2017, through a collaboration project between Colombia and Germany, Instituto CAPAZ provided me the opportunity to attend the summer school at Justus Liebig University in Giessen (Germany). The project was aimed at directing efforts in the generation of training processes, academic updating, and exchanges between Colombian and German students and professionals, to whom the entire span of the experience became a scenario of continued learning....
Exchange of ideas, cultural approach and knowledge building
As a researcher, I am interested in two particular topics. The first is directly related with the question about how to deal with the past; specifically, I constantly ask myself about traditional criminal and penitentiary law institutions, in order to rethink them and remove their veil of neutrality. My second topic of investigation is related to the building of a future after the conflict and questions how integrity in legal institutions can be achieved. For both of these questions, I obtained a theoretical approach in the classes that I took at Giessen University....
A cultural and academic experience
Taking part in the summer school at Giessen University was an enriching and gratifying experience. In June this year, I was lucky enough to receive an email from Instituto CAPAZ granting me a scholarship to take part in the program. At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what this would mean to my academic, professional and personal training. In the first place, it was about venturing into a new culture, which meant that I was learning from the very first day. The program was also aimed at students of all ages, levels, and cultures, meaning that every interaction was an exchange of culture, language and knowledge....
Peace from the bottom up: Academia and territory
Sara Vélez Zapata is currently coursing the MA in Interdisciplinary Development Studies (CIDER-UniAndes). She took part in the last CAPAZ 2017 Winter School - Colombia: Territorial Peace. Learn about her professional and personal experiences at the CAPAZ Winter School....
Ein Rucksack voll mit Thesen, Fragen und heterogenem Wissen
Am 26. November 2017 kam ich in Bogotá mit einem Rucksack voll mit Thesen und Fragen an. Als eine von vier deutschen Stipendiatinnen und als Praktikantin der Hessischen Stiftung für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK) nahm ich zusammen mit zahlreichen Studierenden, AktivistInnen und Konstrukteuren des Friedens aus unterschiedlichen Regionen Kolumbiens vom 27.11. bis 1.2.2017 an der von CAPAZ organisierten Winterschule zum Thema territorialer Frieden in Kolumbien teil. Orte des Austausches waren fünf verschiedene Universitäten in Bogotá....


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The Programme is subject to remaining within the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on 14 July 2021 (the "AGM") (the AGM authority is for a maximum of 40,486,000 shares) and will take place during the period starting on 6 December 2021 and ending no later than 30 March 2022 (the "Engagement Period"). The Company has entered into an agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities plc ("JPMS plc") under which it has issued an irrevocable instruction to JPMS plc to manage the share buyback programme.
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Beginner Chord Theory and Ear Training
COVID-19 Notice: All voice lessons are currently being hosted online.
Book A Lesson (970) 200-3000 info@coloradovoicestudios.com
Songwriting For Beginners
Join us on Zoom for a songwriting class for beginners with the incredible Charity Chapman!
An 8 week songwriting class, designed to help you structure, write and complete 2 commercial songs.
Charity Chapman, a commercial songwriter whose songs have been placed on commercials and tv shows around the world (please read her bio below), will walk you through different elements of how to create songs that have all the "radio ready" elements you need to be a great songwriter.
You will also learn about co-writing (an essential experience for songwriters) and even co-write with classmates during this Zoom class. If you do all of your homework, you will leave at the end of 8 weeks with 2 completed songs, and we will have a Zoom performance (please invite your friends and family!) to show off your tunes. As an offered bonus, you will receive a voice lesson (to be scheduled separately during those 8 weeks).
Thursdays, January 7th – February 25th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
What if I don't play an instrument?
We do recommend you have basic knowledge of some type of instrument for class. However, it can be VERY basic and, ultimately, isn't a requirement. There's also still time to sign up for a couple of lessons to be sure you understand chord basics. If you have questions about what that means, don't hesitate to contact Emily at missemily@coloradovoicestudios.com.
More about our instructor Charity Chapman:
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Q: How to insert foreign key value I have two tables artist and arts. artistId is the primary key in the artist table and it is the foreign key in arts table. I am using a stored procedure to insert data. First artist log in and then art info page is displayed where artist insert art info. I want that artist id to get inserted in arts table also when he inserts art info.
I tried this as:
Stored procedure:
if exists(select artistId from artist)
    insert into arts(name, description, artistId)
    values(@name, @description, @artistId)

asp.net code:
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@name",txtname.Text);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@category",ddlcategory.SelectedValue);

It is not working.
I am new to stored procedure. Please help me to get the foreign key value. Or is there any other way?

A: When you do this:
if exists(select artistId from artist)
    insert into arts(name, description, artistId)
    values(@name, @description, @artistId)

Shouldn't you be checking against who is logged in? Something like:
if exists(select 1 from artist where artistId = @artistId)
    insert into arts(name, description, artistId)
    values(@name, @description, @artistId)

Aren't you trying to see if they exist before you insert art for them? Is that the issue? But like the comments above say, it is difficult to guess at the problem without more info.


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Jim Jordan's Reckless New Committee
The creation of a Home Choose Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Authorities portends an all-too-predictable and largely unproductive cycle of interbranch friction. (The title itself betrays that the panel has already concluded that the chief department misused its sources.) It would begin with overheated calls for for info. The committee's chair, Consultant Jim Jordan, has mentioned the wide-ranging probe would come with the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago for paperwork that Donald Trump didn't return to federal authorities, the Division of Homeland Safety probe of disinformation on social media, and the origins of investigations by the FBI and different federal businesses into contacts between the Russian Federation and the Trump marketing campaign in 2016. The Biden administration will adjust to some requests whereas resisting others. Republicans will denounce recalcitrance as a coverup. Fox Information, for its half, will condemn any lack of transparency as Democratic hypocrisy. Democrats, in flip, will remind People that Jordan refused to talk to the January 6 Committee.
This could not be the primary time that politically motivated congressional investigations have sought to tarnish the data of federal legislation enforcement and counterintelligence businesses. GOP leaders have portrayed their new committee as if it had been an honorable successor to the Church Committee within the U.S. Senate, which revealed abusive investigations by the FBI, CIA, and NSA of civil rights and antiwar activists. In its motivation and tendentiousness, nonetheless, Jordan's committee appears extra to resemble Senator Joseph McCarthy's notorious investigations within the early Fifties or the sooner pernicious actions of the Home Un-American Actions Committee.
The brand new committee's authorization to look at "ongoing prison investigations" provokes concern from the get-go.
Defending open investigations has been the duty of each Democratic and Republican administrations. Charles Cooper, a outstanding conservative legal professional, made it clear in 1986 when he was the top of the Justice Division's Workplace of Authorized Counsel in the course of the Ronald Reagan administration that open investigations should be safeguarded. He wrote: "This coverage with respect to Government Department investigations was first expressed by President Washington and has been reaffirmed by or on behalf of most of our Presidents, together with Presidents Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Eisenhower. No President, to our information, has departed from this place affirming the confidentiality and privileged nature of open legislation enforcement recordsdata."
An earlier Reagan-era OLC opinion cataloged half a dozen distinct causes for the Justice Division's protectiveness. It asserted that the deliberations amongst legal professionals and investigators may be much less "efficient and candid" if confidentiality can't be preserved. Sharing open recordsdata may lead to leaks of knowledge that the federal government has amassed, together with damaging revelations of investigative sources and strategies. This latter level could be of particular concern ought to the security of confidential informants be concerned, and knowledge sharing may chill different whistleblowers from coming ahead.
The Justice Division has additionally anxious concerning the privateness of "harmless people who could also be recognized in legislation enforcement recordsdata however who might not be responsible of any violation of legislation." And Congress may properly attempt to exert political affect over the course of an investigation if the Justice Division had been to share with Congress open legislation enforcement recordsdata. Whether or not or not Congress utilized such stress efficiently, prosecutors could be justly apprehensive that "the notion of the integrity, impartiality and equity of the legislation enforcement course of as a complete will probably be broken if delicate materials is distributed past these individuals essentially concerned within the investigation and prosecution course of."
Legal professionals for later administrations embraced the identical reasoning, together with the Clinton administration's Justice Division and White Home legal professionals for the George W. Bush administration.
The presumption in favor of protecting ongoing investigations can generally be overcome. In 1982, when Congress was investigating doubtlessly prison misconduct on the EPA, Legal professional Normal William French Smith assured an aggressive oversight chairman, Consultant John Dingell: "These ideas [supporting confidentiality] is not going to be employed to protect paperwork which comprise proof of prison or unethical conduct from correct assessment." And, certainly, as Congress developed proof of Superfund mismanagement below Rita Lavelle, then chief of the EPA's poisonous waste program, the White Home launched all of the investigative recordsdata to which Dingell had demanded entry.
For now, nonetheless, Fox Information speaking factors and Freedom Caucus fulminations don't go additional than having what The Washington Submit's Ruth Marcus has generously referred to as a "tangential foundation actually." Except Jordan's committee can do higher, the Justice Division must observe the precedents set by earlier administrations and refuse to share open legislation enforcement recordsdata with an overreaching and political probe.
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Hi, posted this in the Infuse forum but no responses so I thought I'd repost it here. Trying to get sound during the boot screen on my stock Gingerbread rom AT&T Infuse 4G.
In system\media, I have the bootsamung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg. I was missing the PowerOn.ogg in the system\media\ui folder so I copied that from another Samsung phone but still get no sound during the AT&T boot screen. I assume there must be a txt file that allows the phone to seek the ogg file. Can someone direct me in the right direction? Thank you.
Are you rooted? I'm pretty sure you need root access to make that change and have it stick. This type of mod is a bit over my head, so perhaps a quick search could yield some examples for you to follow?
Yes, I am rooted. The files are where they are suppose to be.
How do you get s voice to listen to you when screen off?
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package io.druid.query.expression;

import com.google.common.base.Strings;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import io.druid.java.util.common.IAE;
import io.druid.math.expr.Expr;
import io.druid.math.expr.ExprEval;
import io.druid.math.expr.ExprMacroTable;
import io.druid.query.lookup.LookupReferencesManager;
import io.druid.query.lookup.RegisteredLookupExtractionFn;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.List;

public class LookupExprMacro implements ExprMacroTable.ExprMacro
{
  private final LookupReferencesManager lookupReferencesManager;

  @Inject
  public LookupExprMacro(final LookupReferencesManager lookupReferencesManager)
  {
    this.lookupReferencesManager = lookupReferencesManager;
  }

  @Override
  public String name()
  {
    return "lookup";
  }

  @Override
  public Expr apply(final List<Expr> args)
  {
    if (args.size() != 2) {
      throw new IAE("Function[%s] must have 2 arguments", name());
    }

    final Expr arg = args.get(0);
    final Expr lookupExpr = args.get(1);

    if (!lookupExpr.isLiteral() || lookupExpr.getLiteralValue() == null) {
      throw new IAE("Function[%s] second argument must be a registered lookup name", name());
    }

    final String lookupName = lookupExpr.getLiteralValue().toString();
    final RegisteredLookupExtractionFn extractionFn = new RegisteredLookupExtractionFn(
        lookupReferencesManager,
        lookupName,
        false,
        null,
        false,
        null
    );

    class LookupExpr implements Expr
    {
      @Nonnull
      @Override
      public ExprEval eval(final ObjectBinding bindings)
      {
        return ExprEval.of(extractionFn.apply(Strings.emptyToNull(arg.eval(bindings).asString())));
      }

      @Override
      public void visit(final Visitor visitor)
      {
        arg.visit(visitor);
        visitor.visit(this);
      }
    }

    return new LookupExpr();
  }
}

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The Valentine Lab at UC Santa Barbara in collaboration with the Weber Lab at the University of New Hampshire seek a Postdoctoral Researcher in the area of ocean acoustics to lead in the development and execution of a state- funded hydrocarbon seep acoustic observatory.
The observatory will be located in a natural oil and gas seep offshore UC Santa Barbara, and will involve continuous monitoring of oil and gas seepage using a high-frequency (150-250 kHz) side-looking echo sounder mounted to an offshore structure. The Postdoctoral Researcher will work closely with the Principal Investigators and other project personnel to design, deploy, and monitor the system, as well as to interpret, present, and publish the findings.
Basic Qualifications: PhD in acoustics, oceanography, ocean engineering, or closely related discipline at the time of application.
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-Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong relationships with academic, and government partners; -Record of research at sea.
This is a 100% time appointment. The duration of the initial appointment is 12 months; reappointment for an additional year(s) is possible depending on performance. Start date is negotiable but ideally would be April 2019 or sooner. Salary is competitive, commensurate with the applicant's qualifications. Postdoctoral benefits are included (http://clients.garnett-powers.com/pd/uc/).
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The NAVAIR CFD Engineer will be expected to support and enhance current ongoing fluid dynamics analysis projects in the Propulsion and Power organization. The engineer will use in-house tools to develop 3D flow models in support of our customers. Current projects include the need to improve flow separation performance, predict flow induced forcing and heat transfer to inlets and nozzles for current and future Navy aircraft systems. Several projects involve proposing improved inlet and nozzle designs to improve the efficiency and durability of Navy and Marine Corps propulsion systems. This exciting work includes reviewing failure information from the fleet and providing accurate and rapid results to our customers. It is expected that the engineer will be able to develop well written reports, as well as have an ability to prepare and present well developed PowerPoint presentations to non-expert (in the CFD field) customers explaining the results of research and modeling plans and efforts. It is expected that this CFD engineer can make contributions to team projects with less supervision over time. An energetic person is sought who can learn quickly, and work well with the Technical Lead and other team members, either independently or as part of tight project teams.


At Diversity Studios, a large, framed photo on the main desk shows co-owner Theresa McDonough chumming it up with Dr. Phil. "He's kind of a big phony," she surmises of the television psychologist. But that doesn't stop the 25-year-old actress and director from capitalizing on her brush with fame — she was on the show a few years ago. McDonough took the photo to Burlington's annual Kids Day last spring, knowing the famous face at her booth would grab people's attention. From there, she could reel them in to talk about what's really important to her: Diversity Studios, Burlington's newest organization for performing-arts education, which she opened last February with her husband, Yukio.
Since then, the young couple — he's also 25 — have been hard at work getting the word out, from handing out flyers in subzero temperatures on their opening day to spray-painting their car with an enormous Diversity logo. It wouldn't be hard to get lost in Vermont's kiddie acting scene, already abuzz at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Very Merry Theatre in Burlington, and the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, to name a few.
So, what's different about Diversity? The teachers do a little bit of everything — hence the name — including leading kid and adult classes in acting, standup comedy, musical theater, poetry and studio production, as well as lessons on a variety of musical instruments. Diversity also offers a recording booth, a production studio and an intimate performance space.
Theresa is a University of Vermont grad who grew up knowing she wanted to perform. And she had a role model: Her mother, Jeanette Davis, seized the spotlight as the world arm-wrestling champion — twice. Back in 1985, after Davis' victory in the first-ever female division, Regis Philbin brought her on his "Lifestyles" show and challenged her to a match. "She's probably my main inspiration for my interest in entertainment," says Theresa.
After graduating from college, she and Yukio moved to New York City together, where he broke into the music-production scene. He began an independent record label and worked with producer Drew Money, who makes beats with hip-hop artists Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. Theresa studied acting at the Weist-Barron Studios in New York and was cast as a Catholic schoolgirl in a horror flick called Play Hooky that's due out later this year.
Still, it's hard getting steady work in the Big Apple. And Yukio and Theresa wanted to be closer to their families in Vermont. "We felt we could make more of a difference here," he says.
When they moved back last September, the pair knew only that they wanted to continue working in the performing arts. They considered opening a nightclub, but then they stumbled on a spacious basement unit on College Street that had been used for some 25 years as a storage space. They began to envision classes and a studio there.
"When I get an idea, I have to do it," declares Theresa.
"And I just have to go along with it," her husband — they got married earlier this year — adds with a grin.
"I signed on the dotted line and went from there," Theresa says. She began scouring Craigslist for instructors and quickly found Natalie Miller and her husband, Nathan Hartswick, who teach acting and standup comedy, respectively. Four more instructors have come on board since then.
The McDonoughs, who both have day jobs — she works part time at the HowardCenter; he works a late shift operating Vermont Public Television's master control board — put $15,000 into renovating the basement.
A slight musty smell is all that remains of the storage unit Diversity once was. Red, blue, pink and purple paint brightens the rooms; vinyl records, picked up on the cheap at ReSource, tile some of the walls.
The couple rents out the place for $75 an evening — "It helps pay for the lights and gets people through the door," notes Yukio — and charges $25 an hour for recording sessions. "I love being able to make people sound good," he says.
So far, the McDonoughs say, musical theater and standup comedy classes have been the most popular. And not just for kids.
Nine years ago, Woodman lost her eyesight — and, remarkably, started laughing about it almost immediately, she says. Woodman explains that she had always identified with the character of Luisa in The Fantasticks, who prays, "Please, God, please, don't let me be normal!" When she became blind, Woodman thought, Wow, maybe God listens to my prayers.
This year, Woodman took the summer off for the first time in her 20 years at UVM. When she found out about Diversity's standup classes, it sounded like a perfect fit.
With the exception of one other woman, her classmates were men under 30. At their sessions, Hartswick instructed them to come up with five minutes of material to perform; then the students would all listen — and usually laugh — and he'd advise them on how to make it better. At the end of the six weeks, they performed at Winooski's Monkey House.
Of course, for kids, acting isn't just sitting on a haystack while the Logger grills them about Fords — though that does look like fun. Yukio and Theresa McDonough say children's and teens' adeptness at carrying themselves with poise, speaking confidently in front of strangers and, well, getting over themselves will be invaluable down the road. "We want them to take these skills into the real world," Yukio says.


BEIJING (AP) China exchanged data with NASA on its recent mission to land a Chinese spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the Chinese space agency said Monday, in what was reportedly the first such collaboration since an American law banned joint space projects with China that do not have prior congressional approval. The space agency's deputy director, Wu Yanhua, said NASA shared information about its lunar orbiter satellite in hopes of monitoring the landing of the Chang'e 4 spacecraft, which made China the first country to land on the far side of the moon earlier this month. China in turn shared the time and coordinates of Chang'e 4's scheduled landing, Wu told reporters during a briefing on the lunar mission.


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Apparently, Americans just love them some British nobility. ITV's "Downton Abbey," which follows the members of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants, drew a record-setting 10 million viewers in 2014 when season four debuted on PBS [source: Runcie]. A whopping 8.5 million viewers tuned in for the finale. That's up more than 300,000 from the previous year's climax [source: O'Connell -- Downton].
Actress Maggie Smith, who plays the sharp-tongued matriarch, is part of the show's appeal. She's full of cutting witticisms. When admonished that servants are also humans, she witheringly remarks, "Preferably only on their days off" [source: PBS -- Downton]. The "upstairs" and "downstairs" characters on "Downton Abbey" deal with realistic issues of their era, including World War I, a downturned economy, death of loved ones and social class barriers. The countess handles it all with her typical aplomb, as she explains, "I'm a woman ... I can be as contrary as I choose" [source: Stylist].